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The West Virginia Mountaineers Football Statistical Leaders are individual statistical leaders of the West Virginia Mountaineers Football program in various categories, [1] [2] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, all-purpose yardage, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single ...
From 1891 to 1949, West Virginia competed as a football independent. The Mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. From 1950 to 1967, West Virginia was a member of the Southern Conference and won the conference championship nine times. The membership of the SoCon fluctuated ...
Will Grier, WVU quarterback (2017–2018) 4th place in Heisman Trophy voting in the 2018 season and the program's 3rd all-time leading passer. West Virginia has produced seven Heisman Trophy candidates. Major Harris is the only Mountaineer to be considered as a finalist for the award, garnering consideration in the 1988 and 1989 seasons. [134 ...
He was chosen to play in the 1963 Senior Bowl and was named a member of the 1960-69 WVU All-Time football team. Over his WVU career, he had over 1,000 total yards rushing and receiving, along with 183 yards returning kickoffs. In 2013, he was inducted into WVU's Sports Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was an inaugural member of WVU’s Mountaineer ...
Avon Cobourne (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers from 1999 to 2002 before entering the NFL.
West Virginia v Iowa State game, 2012. Football is the most popular sport at WVU. The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football.
Trailing 31–9 in the 4th quarter, Pitt scored 22 unanswered points and kicked a game-tying field goal as time expired to force a 31–31 tie. [14] The Mountaineers would suffer another heartbreaking result the following week with a 12–10 home loss to Virginia Tech , as well as a 19–9 loss to #16 Penn State in State College .
The Mountaineers competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 38 head coaches and one interim head coach since it began play during the 1891 season. Since December 2024, Rich Rodriguez has served as West Virginia's head coach. [1]